A Robust Real Time Face Location Algorithm for Videophones
Author(s) -
C. Ponticos
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
citeseer x (the pennsylvania state university)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5244/c.7.45
Subject(s) - videophone , computer science , videotelephony , computer vision , frame (networking) , artificial intelligence , algorithm , face (sociological concept) , bit rate , transmission (telecommunications) , real time computing , multimedia , computer network , telecommunications , social science , sociology
When videophone images are compressed to low bit rates (< 64 kbits/s) for transmission over telephone lines, the image quality deteriorates when there is a great deal of movement in the frame. If the coder has knowledge of the videophone user's location, this information can be used to enhance the area of interest (the user) at the expense of the unchanging and/or uninteresting background. It has been shown in subjective tests that such enhancement greatly improves the picture quality at such bit rates. The author describes a computationally inexpensive algorithm to enable videophones to track the user for the purpose of such enhancement.
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